BALL GAME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ball game mean? 

• BALL GAME (noun)
  The noun BALL GAME has 1 sense:

1. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

  Familiarity information: BALL GAME used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BALL GAME (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ball game; ballgame

Hypernyms ("ball game" is a kind of...):

field game (an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Domain member category:

close (change one's body stance so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ball game"):

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)